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When I first got Missy she tried to tell me who I could and couldn't fuss. So we worked on rewarding her when she was a distance away from the dog who was being fussed and slowly reduced the distance at which food reward would keep her calm. Nowadays she's mostly fine, but if that 'look' flashes across her face I stop fussing the other dog and turn my back on Missy to signal that I disaprove of her reaction.

Adult male dogs are often simply frightened of puppies - they move differently to grown up dogs, they smell different - a bit liking asking a human being to accept an alien into the family. I can't gaurantee the adult dog will ever tolerate the pup, but making sure they are never alone, that the adult dog gets plenty of praise and reward when the pup is around and the dog is ignoring him etc. I dont' think castration would make any difference to how he views the newcomer I'm afraid.

Can you set up a webcam or something to record them while you are out? It might give you a better idea of exactly what is going on.....

Missy doing the laundry We've been working on this one on and off for some time - and today, armed with garlic sausage, she helped me unload the washing machine

I'm going to say this dog might actually be better off with an experienced owner. If she's nervous (and it sounds like she may be) then an inexperienced owner simply won't have the confidence in handling such a dog and to recognise the warning signs to keep the dog out of trouble and teach it appropriatly......

Starving the dog won't help either - it could gooff looking for it's own brekkie!....... She needs to work with the recall at home, maybe even think about giving the dog his exercise at home, rather than taking him out to places he feels vulnerable........

Check out 'back chaining' - start with training the last bit first - so he gets used to mouthing something in your hand (with a view to then picking up something to put it in your hand) LOTS of reward that has a value to him - you know your dog best ;)

Yes, sometimes (actually, I've never had a speeding ticket yet, but I like the warm and fuzzy self riteous feeling I get that at least I am being 'good' some of the time) But maybe fewer people would speed if there was a good chance of getting some reward for being caught driving under the speed limit? Possibly, it depends on the timing of the owner/trainer - a good trainer will ask the dog to do something else to get the treats, even if it's just give the human being a brief second of attention to start with and then build on it. Treat your children like animals, and your animals like children.........

I wouldn't use Kongs if the break is in the front paw........ Mental stimulation is good though - so some carefully thought out training perhaps?

I was disgusted to see these for sale in Pets at home today

How old is she? Does she 'go' out on her walks? With most rehomed dogs, it's not a bad idea to go right back to basics for a week or so at least, so treat her like a new puppy, close that door and go out with her outside to show her that it's a 'good thing' to wee and poo in the garden with a small food reward just as she's doing it.

This man has obviously never observed wolves (or a pack of hunting hounds) all sprawled over a bench or rocky out crop - with the alpha AT THE BOTTOM being kept nice and warm and safe by his pack mates.....

It works (with some adjustments) for Milton Keynes too 1. You say "the City" and expect everyone to know which one. 2. You have never been to Gullivers Land or seen the concrete cows, but love Willen Lakes 3. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Kingston to Westcroft at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Dorset on a map. 4. Hookers and the homeless are invisible. 5. You step over people who collapse on the the Red ways (cycle paths). 6. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual. 7. You've considered stabbing someone. 8. Your door has more than three locks. 9. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression. 10. You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a garden. 11. You consider Bedford the "countryside". 12. You think Campbell Park is "nature". 13. You're paying £1,200 a month for a studio the size of a walk-in wardrobe in the City centre and you think it's a "bargain". 14. Shopping in open air shopping malls gives you a severe attack of agoraphobia. 15. You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the UK pay in rent. 16. You pay £3 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28p. 17. You actually take fashion seriously. 18. You have 27 different take-away menus next to your telephone. 19. The UK west of the A5 is still theoretical to you. 20. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you. 21.Your idea of personal space is no one actually physically standing on you. 22. £50 worth of groceries fit in one plastic bag. 23. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories. 24. You don't hear sirens anymore. 25. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the city's air/ water quality and what it's doing to your insides. 26. You live in a building with a larger population than most towns. 27. Your cleaner is Portugese, your grocer is Somali, your butcher is Halal, your deli man is Israeli, your landlord is Italian, your laundry guy is Philippino, your bartender is Australian, your favourite diner owner is Greek, the watch seller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was African, your newsagent is Indian and your local English chippie owner is Turkish. 28. You wouldn't want to live anywhere else until you get married. 29. You roll your eyes and say 'tsk' at the news that someone has thrown themselves under a train. 30. Your day is ruined if you don't get a copy of at least one local paper freebie dropped through your letter box.

That's looking nice and pink,, plenty of healing blood in the area Bad news is, my toe nail, which has been slowly, oh so slowly, growing for the last 6 years since Big Dave dropped a sheet of hardboard on it, has just nearly got to the top on both sides, when I stubbed the toe on my gazebo (which was living in the sitting room) I managed to break off about 6 months of growth on one side Which now means as it grows back, it'll probably go ingrown again

I'd be very wary of anything that gives a precise time of how long it will take - especially counting in days and not weeks - all dogs are different, and a good author should be careful to mention that.

I got a virus when I clicked on this link

Have you had the draw out and cleaned it thourghly?

I used to belong to the Tufty Club - I thought it was really cool

Oh those sorts of bruises look familiar - are you having heparin injections?

It's hard to say without seeing the dog in action I'm afraid. Cassie may just have 'looked at her funny' and Charlie decided to put her in her place. Tongues do bleed easily and often look worse than they are. However, I'd be wary of telling a dog off for this sort of behaviour, as they can make a connection between the presence of another dog and the owners displeasure, which can then encourage them to see other dogs off To avoid it happening again, try and keep an eye on Charlie, and keep her attention on you, don't let her make eye contact with other dogs.

Is it windy down your way? Missy has been particularly sensitive today, possibly because this morning a couple of doors banged shut in the wind It may be just the weather has upset him?

Have you thought about back chaining?

It could only happen to me! Missy the ESS has been slowly reintroduced to agility this year, after a break of a couple of years, and we've started to tackle most elements except the dog walk and the see saw - until yesterday, when we had a fun 'clear round' agility and BBQ in honour of our trainers 50th b'day. As Madam hasn't done these two elements for some time, I walked her over them slowly on lead first. She was fine, remembered each contact point, waited on the see saw for it to tip. Once off lead, she was fine, jumping clear, until the dog walk loomed into view - and she was gone! It's her favourite piece of equipment and she wanted to do it again and again........ Now I'm not competative, and I have to be very careful about telling her off, or getting too physical with her as she shuts down on anyone who tries to force her to do anything, but no amount of 'Missy here' would stop her Big Dave was watching, and said she was the only dog who did the dog walk with an upright wagging tail and a HUGE grin!

I've been giving my lot a dose of this over the last few months - then declared I was giving up one of my part time jobs because I was NOT going to take responsibility for all the cleaning and work f/t hours too, and I, for one, didn't want to live in a pigsty. They've started to realise recently just what my working enabled the family to do, and have started to pick their ideas up around the house - so I might just think about working again in a few months, IF they can keep it up ;)